European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 23, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                August 1985 the stars and stripes Page 23 commentary the official game plan that worked when John Clougherty walked onto the court in last april he sensed Villa Novas Confidence As Georgetown and Villanova play ers warmed up for the final College basketball clash of the having shared the floor with both teams during the Clougherty had a feeling that this Mcaa championship would be something of no one was asking Clougherty what he while Billy Packer of lbs compared the coaching styles of Rollie Massimino and John Thompson and the matchup Between centers de Pink Ney and Pat Clougherty stood near the press waiting for the opening Clougherty is used to the silent when you Wear a striped shirt and a whistle around your youre to be seen and not while the band blared and the crowd Clougherty thought about the game a strategy that would influence the outcome As much As Villanova patience or Georgetown taken prisoners Clougherty was at Rhei main ear Lier this thousands of Miles and months re moved from his memories of what he called the greatest Mcaa championship of All were As vivid then As they were that night in april the night Villanova claimed the Acca Crown by edging the defending Champion hoyas Clougherty had Little time to formulate a plan for the championship games it want until after saturdays semifinals that he and his Crew were dubbed to Call the shots monday the assign ment flattered and frightened getting the Mcaa championship is the greatest High of All said whats big Ger than that you Tell but i had to keep the excitement so i told the other Guys before the game lets not screw this thing the other were Bobby Dibler and Don rut who like had less than 48 hours to prepare for the game that thousands saw in Lexing millions watched on and millions More read about the next i knew that the Calls we made would be magnified a thousand times its refereeing in a fish said i was the so in the meeting before the game i said this is the big lets try and keep Pinkney and Ewing in the game if we when we make our lets be sure there important who spent most of the season calling games in the metro and Sun Belt had also called games involving Georgetown and although never on the photo Gus Schuettler Mcaa official John Clougherty knew his stuff in Lexington same court at the same he knew the styles of Ewing and Villanova Dwayne he had heard Thompsons Wrath and watched the peripatetic Massimino on the he had done his Home Georgetown has this image of being really Clougherty every game they played was billed As Luke Skywalker Darth but its not that at Georgetown plays Tough defense everywhere on the they contest every stay in passing lanes where most teams never there always swatting at the but just because there swatting at the that Doest mean there watching Villanova warming you could see they were they we rent you could Sec that they knew if they they could beat Villanova was they shot 78 percent in the the highest percentage Ever in any basketball they Only missed one shot in the Sec Ond and that was the one that Ewing Clougherty and his Crew performed As flawlessly As looking Over the game the Pitts Burgh native thought two Calls were but reduced that number to one upon further that one could have been Georgetown scored with two seconds left to make it with their timeouts a Georgetown player rolled the Ball out of instead of letting the clock run while retrieving the or calling a the officials stopped the that gave the hoyas a Chance to set up but Villanova unbounded successfully to end the i was said i told the Guys at least we we rent Hurt by nobody was Hurt by anything the officials did that the hoyas were slapped with 22 fouls to Only 12 for much of the difference can be tra ced to the end of the game when Georgetown fouled in a vain attempt to regain the no one fouled that was the those watching at Rupp Arena or in their living wanted to see the Mcclains and Reggie the fans saw them Clougherty and his Crew cared enough about the sport to ensure such players spent their time on the not the but sometimes even the Best of officials cant help a foul prone such was the Case in the Mcaa semifinal when Memphis states Star Forward Keith Lee exited Early in the second half with five the officiating sent Memphis state coach Dana Kirk into a rage following the his directed at Clougherty who called the left the referee i dont care what Kirk said nothing i do is going to put Kirk on the but if Lee had that woul Dve been i dont want to put Lee on the such Candor from one of the Best officials in the country is perhaps that Why Safe chose Clougherty to conduct its basketball clinics this perhaps that Why the Mcaa chose Clougherty to conduct its 1985 the stars and stripes Al from Page 21 runs and Julio Franco added two Bis to support Heaton As the indians won for the second time in three games against Toron the Blue jays were coming off two losses in three games against Kansas Doyle took the the Blue jays trailed 30 after four innings but scored twice in the fifth when Jesse Barfield and Cecil fielder homered to Center Field on consecutive bar Fields was Bis 20th of the season fielders was his first in the major Heaton walked the next two who moved up on a sacrifice one out Pinch runner Lou Thornton was thrown out at Home by third baseman Brook Jacoby on a grounder by Tony As tigers 3 Oakland Steve hendersons one run scoring double in the ninth inning and a subsequent throwing error by first baseman Dave Bergman capped a four run rally As Oakland beat trailing the As began their comeback when Donnie Hill led off with a double off loser Willie and moved to third on Dave Collins sin Hill scored on Mike heaths Teve Kiefer come up to Bat but was re placed by Dusty Baker with the count Baker walked to Load the bases and Alfre do Griffins fielders Choice scored Henderson then rapped a double off the Wall in Center to score on the Henderson appeared to be caught off Sec Ond but the throw to second from Berg Man hit Henderson and Griffin dashed Home with the winning Steve worked the ninth for the Brewers twins 2 Milwaukee Robin Younts one out base loaded single in the Bottom of the ninth scored Jim Gantner As Milwaukee beat with one Gantner broke an 0for 34 Streak with a single off loser Steve de Romero walked to move Gantner to riles followed with his third hit of the game to Load the Yount then greeted Ron Davis with his third Gam winning rib of the Milwaukee starter Ray went the distance for the sixth time this yielding seven hits and one earned rangers red sox 3 Boston Gary Ward belted a three run Homer in the first inning and Texas went on to a 53 Victory Over bos handing the red sox their sixth consecutive Texas starter Jeff lasted less than six innings but collected his first american league Victory with Relief help from Greg who earned his eighth save with 3 innings of one hit the red sox had eight including a Homer and a single by Wade but grounded into their 129th and 130th double plays most in the american league in losing for the 1 Ith time in 12 royals White sox 1 Chicago George bretts Solo Homer leading off the fourth inning snapped a 11 tie and Charlie Leibrandt allowed five hits Over eight innings to Pace the bretts his came off Floyd who permitted three hits in 7v4 the loss was the seventh straight for orioles mariners 8 Seattle Eddie Murray drove in three runs to highlight a 10run it was Baltimore ninth Victory in its last 11 the first eight orioles to Bat in the third scored and the 10 runs equated a club record set twice golfers rally in singles to tie Walker cup match Pine a Scott Verplank and Tea Captain Jay Sigel scored singles victories and combined to win a foursome match As the United states was tied 66 with a team from great Britain and Ireland after the first Day of the 30th Walker cup the seeking their first Walker cup title since had taken a 2ft to Ivi Lead after the morning foursome playing Well in constant the rain subsided Sot the eight afternoon singles matches and the players started performing who became the first Amateur to win a professional Golf tournament less than a month Defeated Garth Mcgimpsey of Northern Ireland 2 and that Victory came after Sigel beat Colin Montgomerie of Scotland 5 and Verplank and Sigel had combined to defeat Montgomerie and George Macgregor 1 Sam Randolph Defeated Paul Mayo of Wales 5 and 4 and Duffy Waldorf downed David Gilford of England 4 and 2 for the other singles Randy Sonnier and John Hawksworth halved their singles